The Lower Seymour Lk Mo Occ is a molybdenum, silver, and tungsten mine located in Deer Lodge county, Montana at an elevation of 7,100 feet.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 7,100 Feet (2,164 Meters)
Commodity: Molybdenum, Silver, Tungsten
Lat, Long: 45.99972, -113.18472
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Lower Seymour Lk Mo Occ MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Lower Seymour Lk Mo Occ
Commodity
Primary: Molybdenum
Primary: Silver
Primary: Tungsten
Location
State: Montana
County: Deer Lodge
District: Anaconda Range
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Not available
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Deposit Type: Stockwork
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: S
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Rocky Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Northern Rocky Mountains
Physiographic Detail: Anaconda Range
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Not available
Rocks
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Host Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Name: Diorite
Role: Associated
Age Type: Associated Rock
Age Young: Late Cretaceous
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Ore: Molybdenite
Ore: Silver
Comments
Comment (Location): 1.0 MI N OF LOWER SEYMOUR LAKE ; INFO FROM LAND.ST :1978
References
Reference (Deposit): ELLIOTT, J, USGS MF 1633-A, 1983
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